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As many of our long term OC.netizens know, it is the long standing tradition of this site to have a 24-hour hiatus on Clean Monday. This hiatus is intended to give to our posters an opportunity to devote their day to prayer and repentance, and not have this site distract them in these critical pursuits.

This post is intended to inform and remind you that the forum will be down when Clean Monday hits the United States' East Coast, which is the time zone for the server of this site.

It is my fervent prayer that we will put aside the debates and jokes, veiled ad hominems and random posts for this day, so that all of us can devote ourselves to things that actually matter.

May the Lord have mercy on us all!

+FrChrisForum Administrator

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"As the sparrow flees from a hawk, so the man seeking humility flees from an argument". St John Climacus

Let us go before, O brethren, and cleanse ourselves for the Queen of virtues; for behold she hath come bringing to us fortune of good deeds, quenching the uprisings of passion and reconciling the wicked to the Master. Let us welcome her, therefore, shouting to Christ God,O thou Who arose from the dead, keep us uncondemned, who glorify Thee, O Thou who alone art sinless.

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If you're living a happy life as a Christian, you're doing something wrong.

"Go at once, this very minute, stand at the cross-roads, bow down, first kiss the earth which you have defiled, and then bow down to all the world and say to all men aloud, 'I am a murderer!' Then God will send you life again. Will you go, will you go?"- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

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If you're living a happy life as a Christian, you're doing something wrong.

"The springtime of the Fast has dawned,and the flower of repentance has sprung up.Therefore, brethren, let us purify ourselves from all defilement.As we sing to the Giver of Light, let us say:Glory to you, only lover of mankind!- Apostichon of Cheesefare Sunday Vespers

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If you're living a happy life as a Christian, you're doing something wrong.

I wish this board would close down for the entire first week of Great Lent and then reopen on the Sunday of Orthodoxy.

One day is not enough time.

On second thought, maybe like Met Jonah, we should retreat for the duration of Great Lent.

« Last Edit: March 01, 2011, 05:22:14 PM by Maria »

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

Well, the Internet as everything else in life, is what you make of it.

I for one, enjoy this site immensely. I have grown as an Orthodox Christian thanks to the knowledge shared on this forum. I've learned things I would never have known otherwise.

Hiding from the forum, is just that "hiding". You have to learn how to deal with all the different personalities, your time management, etc. It's just like dealing with people in the office. You have to be able to handle each situation, and get the work done.

I think it's a great idea to close down for a day... If nothing else, we feel the "loss" of the forum...and it makes us realize the gravity of the day all the more strongly. However, I don't think it needs to be shut down for a longer period of time.

If someone feels the site is a detriment to their fasting, then they need to utilize self control and just not log on.

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Conquer evil men by your gentle kindness, and make zealous men wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion. With the afflicted be afflicted in mind. Love all men, but keep distant from all men.—St. Isaac of Syria

My lenten resolution was to try and stay off the board for all of Great Lent, but I've decided to check, from time to time, what is posted on the Prayer Forum, so I can add those needing prayers to my daily prayer rule.

Forgive me Fathers, Mothers, Brothers and Sisters in all I have transgressed against you.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

My lenten resolution was to try and stay off the board for all of Great Lent, but I've decided to check, from time to time, what is posted on the Prayer Forum, so I can add those needing prayers to my daily prayer rule.

Forgive me Fathers, Mothers, Brothers and Sisters in all I have transgressed against you.

God grant you a profitable Great Lent.

Forgive me Fathers, Mothers, Brothers, and Sisters in all that I have transgressed against you.

God forgives and I forgive.

A blessed Great Lent to all.

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

Maybe a lighter shade of blue for the Dormition Fast/Feasts of the Theotokos?

White for Pascha and other Feasts of the Lord?

Why don't we just keep changing it according to the liturgical color of the day.

« Last Edit: March 08, 2011, 04:10:37 PM by Benjamin the Red »

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"Hades is not a place, no, but a state of the soul. It begins here on earth. Just so, paradise begins in the soul of a man here in the earthly life. Here we already have contact with the divine..." -St. John, Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco, Homily On the Sunday of Orthodoxy

Maybe a lighter shade of blue for the Dormition Fast/Feasts of the Theotokos?

White for Pascha and other Feasts of the Lord?

Why don't we just keep changing it according to the liturgical color of the day.

I think that would be neat and very appropriate.Could we have GREEN for St. Pat's Day on March 17?

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

The Rainbow was created by God as it is part of his wonderful creation.

Liturgical colors are wonderful and a feast for our eyes.

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

If we're going to do green for St. Patrick, then it would have to be in the summer when the OC celebrates his feastday.

When is his feast day? On some Orthodox calendars I did see Mar. 17.

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

Purple is a traditional Lenten color in Orthodoxy, which is why the forum is purple during Great Lent.

I love it. When I came back to the forums I just got this feeling like "wow something big is happening", kind of like when I went to forgiveness vespers and saw the purple cloth covering the altar.

Me, too.

It is a great reminder that we are in Great Lent. Thank you, Reverend Fathers and administrators.

« Last Edit: March 08, 2011, 05:50:06 PM by Maria »

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

The Rainbow was created by God as it is part of his wonderful creation.

Liturgical colors are wonderful and a feast for our eyes.

I quite agree with you, Maria. The Rainbow forum would be much to my liking. However, as I said "rainbow" forum I was hinting at a - um -contemporary misappropriation of the word. The Orthodox worshipful feast for the eyes was what hooked me on the Orthodox Church.

I would love to create green and read versions of the site as well. The only thing holding me back is time. It takes awhile to create the right shades for the other templates, and I always have to tweak it because some people complain it's hard on their eyes, etc.

I would love to create green and read versions of the site as well. The only thing holding me back is time. It takes awhile to create the right shades for the other templates, and I always have to tweak it because some people complain it's hard on their eyes, etc.

Dear Reverend Father,

Father Bless!

You did an exquisite job on this purple skin.I was in shock and awe.

Respectfully in Christ,Maria

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

If we're going to do green for St. Patrick, then it would have to be in the summer when the OC celebrates his feastday.

When is his feast day? On some Orthodox calendars I did see Mar. 17.

I had always assumed it, until I had a discussion about it with someone a few years ago who insisted it was another day. Goarch (and a number of other sources) report it on March 17. I'll go check another spot...

It's not in the Greek menaion on March 17... I'll try and find it in another place.

It's odd, but the Greek menaion only has a Patrick (bishop of Proussa) on May 19, not on March 17, even though St. Patrick of Armagh (Enlightener of Ireland) was very much pre-Schism.